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The Libertines covered The Stone Roses‘ classic hit ‘Waterfall’ during their show in Manchester over the weekend.
The band wrapped up their performance at the Albert Hall in the city with the cover on Saturday (November 9).
As they kicked off the track, fans could be heard singing the intro before Pete Doherty took up the vocal duties and Carl Barât took up the lead guitar. You can view the performance below.
The show was part of their ongoing UK ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ tour, which is set to wrap up later this month. See all the dates and ticket information here.
During the gig, the band performed a host of tracks from their recent album of the same name alongside their classic hits ‘Up The Bracket’, ‘Time For Heroes’, ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ and ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’.
The Libertines will next perform at the Engine Shed in Lincoln on November 17, before wrapping up at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 21.
Earlier this month, they announced a huge London show for 2025 alongside special guests Supergrass, as well as Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer, who are signed to Doherty‘s record label Strap Originals.
The homecoming show is set to take place at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday, 9 August 2025. Any remaining tickets are available here.
‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ recently landed the band their first UK Number One album in 20 years. Ahead of its release, The Libertines spoke to NME about the record, with Barât explaining that the band were all “facing in the same direction” for this record.
“There’s been a lot of focus and everyone’s been working on finding their own personal place in the world as well. Everyone has very different lives and we managed to find something to unite over,” he said at the time.
Reviewing the album, NME awarded it four stars and said that the band had “found their voice again”.
The review added: “The band’s first album in nearly a decade doesn’t chase the same intoxicating high as their early material. They sound better for it.”
Elsewhere, Doherty and Barât recently designed two new Libertines-inspired jackets in collaboration with menswear brand Blue Flowers.
Miley Cyrus has joined a new record label following her departure from Sony Music’s Columbia Records.
The 33 year old singer and songwriter has agreed to a fresh deal with Atlantic Records, the company officially announced.
The label shared the news on its official Instagram account, writing: "Welcome to the family @mileycyrus [white heart emoji]"
Miley joins an impressive Atlantic Records roster that includes Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Rosé, PinkPantheress, and Lizzo.
The Hannah Montana star launched her recording career at Disney’s Hollywood Records, where she released three albums, before putting out another four records through RCA.
She later signed with Columbia Records in 2021.
Celebrating the agreement at the time, Miley uploaded a photo of herself holding the contract and wrote on her Instagram Story: "WHEN IM NOT RUNNING GAME. IM RUNNING MY MF BUSINESS. LET’S RIDE. (sic)"
During her time with the company, Miley released two albums, Endless Summer Vacation and Something Beautiful.
Only a few days before Something Beautiful arrived on May 30th, 2025, Miley revealed that her next project would take a much more "extremely experimental" direction.
According to Rolling Stone magazine, she offered fans a preview of her future plans during an event at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood.
Speaking to the intimate audience, she said: "My next album is about to be extremely experimental, so have fun with that.
"Something Beautiful is just the appetizer."
Following the release of the title track Something Beautiful, Miley suggested the project represented "another bold artistic evolution" in her musical journey.
A message posted to her Instagram account stated: "Miley’s second song and video release ‘Something Beautiful’, the title track off of the forthcoming album explores her deep connection to fashion showcasing an original custom design by Casey Cadwallader for the House of Mugler in the visual.
"This era marks another bold artistic evolution for Miley, blending music and film into an immersive experience."
Miley had earlier revealed that Pink Floyd’s The Wall helped shape the inspiration behind the album.
Speaking with Harper's Bazaar, she explained: "My idea was making The Wall, but with a better wardrobe and more glamorous and filled with pop culture.
"It’s a concept album that’s an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music.
"I would like to be a human psychedelic for people. I don’t want anyone trying to be like me or imitate me or even be inspired by me. I want to impact frequencies in your body that make you vibrate at a different level."
